Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-23
THROUGH THE STATE.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS CLEANED PROM
OUR EXCHANGES.
A SPICY and Interesting Compilation Of What
Going on in the In
terror.


ploughing in a field short distance from
Burnside s bridge, near Shepberdstown, dis
covered the skeleton of Union soldier,
killed at the battle of Antietam. About
the remains were q regulation belt and
buckle, number of buttons, two battered
bullets, cap box, nearly full; cartridge
box containing thirty-six cartridges, can
teen, bayonets and fork. There being
nothing about the remains by which they
could be identified, Captain Donaldson,
superintendent of Antietam National Gem
'etery, Sbarpsburg, had them inferred
among the unknown"
JUDGE BLAIR's SENTENCE.
Judge Jacob Beeson Blair, of Wyoming,
recently sentenced an incOrrigibie thief in
the following language:
Bernard Kennedy arise to Your feet.
You have been found guilty by compe-
tent jury of petty larceny. Your past con-
duct has come to the ears of the court,
and it would seem you have decided
penchant for taking things which do not
belong to you, and although you have
been in Jail often for larceny, You learn
nothing by experience. Now | have con-
cluded to send you to the county Jail for
four months. / make this sentence this
allotted time so You will have ample oppor-
unity to look around and steal something
A. Ofa RI NJ
amount to grand larceny, so can then
provide yop with a good home IN the
penitentiary for the rest of your natural
life. Mr.. Sheriff, you can take the young
man below"
ALLEGED OUTRAGE.
1t is charged that Lew Blankenship, OF
Jackson county, made brutal and GRIM
inal assault Monday on Anna Laura Lowe,
his little twelve year old niece, whose par
ents are dead and who has been living
with her grandmother, Mrs. Blankenship,
in Jackson, C. Ii. Complaint was made
before E. Wells, j. p, and warrant is
sued for his arrest, but he HAD skipped
out. Monday night he tried to get in
home and an attempt was made to cap
ture him but failed. Considerable excite
ment exists, and violence was threatened
if he was captured.
ALVEY FAMILY ROW.
The Sugar Greek correspondent OF the
BraXtOn Democrat says: Our champion
fighter, Anderson Carr, Jr., met with de-
feat n few days ago, after whipping his
father and mother, brother and sister and
knocking O second sister and wife down
and rocking his brother-in-law's house
He got into a fight with a fellow by the
name Of Friend, who struck him with an
Ak, inflicting a slight wound. They were
arrested and taken before Squire Frame
The case, however, was compromised and
both discharged"
QUIETLY STEALING.
A half dozen colored women, employed
at Hotel Ruflner, Charleston, were sus-
pected of quietly filching things belonging
to the hotel. Several were accused, &C
knOwledged their guilt and returned the
stolen articles. Search warrants were is
sued for the others, and search OF their
homes revealed articles belonging to the
hotel, such as toilet soap, linens, towels,
etc. Articles belonging TO the old Hale
House and to the White Sulphur Springs
Company were also found.
DIED UNKNOWN To HIS WIFE.
II is reported at Clarksburg that Mr. n.
A. Phipps, formerly of that city, died a
day or so ago, at Sutton, West Virginia,
and was buried without bis wife knowing
ANYTHING about it, There certainly was
considerable negligence upon the part OF
citizens of BraXtOn county i'll not inform
ing Mrs. Phipps of the death Of her hus-
hand. Mr.. Phipps leaves large family
who reside in Clarksburg, and at the time
of his death he was working i'll saw mill
at Sutton.
DIRECTORS ELECTED.
The following directors of the Virginia,
Parkersburg and Ohio railroad have been
elected: p. q. Marshall, Gideon F. Meigs,
Albert F. Boone, Frank n. Wedge, Allen
Lowering, William A. Cassell and Rufus
c. Burton. The officers are: Marshall,
President; Meigs and Cassell, Vice Presi-
dents; Wedge, Treasurer; Burton, Secre-
tary Boone, General Manager; II. A. Les
lie, Auditor, and G. F. Axline, Assistant
Treasurer.
BIT ONE SURVIVES.
The explosion at the Betz & Morrison
saw mill at GallIpOis, was more horrible
than first reported. Besides killing Charles
Brown, formerly OF Parkersburg, James Sal
que, James Valentine and John Dray have
died from their injuries, and Jesse Stone,
who was injured is expected to die. Should
he die, every man in the mill at the time
of the explosion will be the victim Of
death.
A PECULIAR CASE.
DR.. Rymer, of Harrisvllle, Richie cOun-
ty. nerfnrmei an extraordinary Oneration